{"id":2407,"date":"2026-10-02T01:10:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/thailand-suspends-live-pig-and-carcass-imports-from-finland-and\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:10:46","slug":"thailand-suspends-live-pig-and-carcass-imports-from-finland-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/thailand-suspends-live-pig-and-carcass-imports-from-finland-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand Suspends Live Pig and Carcass Imports from Finland and Hungary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thailand has imposed a temporary suspension on the importation or transit of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Finland and Hungary to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever ****.<\/p>\n

Thailand’s Department of Livestock Development (DLD) has stopped imports and transit of live pigs, wild pigs and their carcasses from Hungary from Aug. 21, 2026, and from Finland from Sept. 23, 2026, for 90 days each1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The Finland order aims to keep African swine fever, a disease of pigs, out of Thailand2<\/a><\/sup>. Thailand told the World Trade Organization (WTO) about the Finland order in a notice dated Sept. 23, 20262<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

In short, no live pig, wild pig or pig carcass from Finland or Hungary may enter Thailand, or pass through it, while the orders run. A shipment of these goods from either country will not be cleared at the Thai border until the suspension ends or is lifted.<\/p>\n

What has Thailand stopped at its border?<\/h2>\n

The DLD is Thailand’s livestock agency and also runs border checks on animals. On its list of import suspensions for 2026, it shows two new orders on pigs from Europe1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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The two pig orders side by side<\/h4>\n
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Question<\/th>Hungary<\/th>Finland<\/th><\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
Signed<\/th>Aug. 20, 2026<\/td>Sept. 22, 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n
Starts<\/th>Aug. 21, 2026<\/td>Sept. 23, 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n
Ends<\/th>Nov. 18, 2026<\/td>Dec. 21, 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n
Length<\/th>90 days<\/td>90 days<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The first order covers pigs, wild pigs, pig carcasses and wild pig carcasses from Hungary<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>. The DLD signed it on Aug. 20, 2026. It runs 90 days, from Aug. 21 to Nov. 18, 2026<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The second order covers the same goods from Finland1<\/a><\/sup>. The DLD signed it on Sept. 22, 2026. It runs 90 days, from Sept. 23 to Dec. 21, 2026<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Each order uses the Thai word for "slowing down" imports. In practice, the WTO notice describes the Finland order as a temporary suspension of importation or transit2<\/a><\/sup>. This means the goods cannot come in, and they also cannot cross Thailand on the way to another country.<\/p>\n

Why did Thailand act against Finland and Hungary?<\/h2>\n

The WTO notice gives the reason for the Finland order. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the global body for animal disease, reported an outbreak of African swine fever in Finland2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The notice says Thailand must prevent the disease from entering the country2<\/a><\/sup>. It calls the order an emergency measure to protect the domestic livestock industry<\/strong>2<\/a><\/sup>. It lists animal health as the only objective, not food safety2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The DLD’s list gives the same type of order for Hungary, with the same goods and the same 90-day length1<\/a><\/sup>. The list does not state a reason for the Hungary order.<\/p>\n

What law does the pig import suspension rest on?<\/h2>\n

The Finland order rests on the Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015)<\/strong>, Thailand’s main animal disease law2<\/a><\/sup>. The WTO notice points to Article 6, Paragraph 1, and Article 33 of that act2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The notice also says the order follows the international standard on African swine fever2<\/a><\/sup>. That standard is Chapter 15.1 of the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, the global rule book for land animal diseases2<\/a><\/sup>. Thailand ticked "yes" when asked if its order matches this standard2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The order itself is written in Thai and is one page long2<\/a><\/sup>. Thailand’s office for agricultural and food standards, known as ACFS, handles questions and comments on it as the national contact point for the WTO2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Which pig goods are covered?<\/h2>\n

The WTO notice names the goods as live domestic pigs and wild pigs and their carcasses<\/strong>2<\/a><\/sup>. It defines these goods by the Animal Epidemics Act rather than by tariff codes2<\/a><\/sup>. The notice gives no list of customs codes.<\/p>\n

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What may not enter or cross Thailand<\/h4>\n
\n Live farm pigs<\/strong>\n From Finland and Hungary<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n Live wild pigs<\/strong>\n Also called wild boar<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n Carcasses of either animal<\/strong>\n Transit through Thailand barred too<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

In plain words, the orders reach:<\/p>\n